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Questions tagged [vlc]

VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVD, Audio CD, VCD, and various streaming protocols. Use this tag only for programming-related questions about VLC.

See VLC (Video LAN) Media Player for more details.

Stack Overflow questions tagged VLC may have to do with:

  • Compiling VLC media player's source code and its underlying frameworks
  • Using VLC's underlying libraries (libvlc, VLCKit) inside your own programs
  • Scripting/automating VLC media player via a Bash script, Lua or other approaches
  • Controlling VLC media player via the command line and questions concerning the usage of available parameters
  • Encoding, transcoding or streaming through VLC media player's interfaces via scripts, command line or provided frameworks

Questions about LibVLC, the external programming interface for VLC Media player, should be tagged as well.

If your question is about the usage of the player (with no programming involved) ask your question at Super User and use their vlc tag

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how to get vlc logs?

I am trying to run rtsp url from the VLC player. But an error appears, and "see logs for details" comes up in a dialog box. How can I enable logs in VLC?
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Hunk #1 FAILED at 1. What's that mean?

I get the following error when running make, and I have no idea what it means or what to do about it. Can anyone illuminate me or point me in the right direction? (cd libdvdnav-git && patch -p1) < ../../contrib/src/dvdnav/dvdnav.patch patching file…
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How to use VLC live streams with HTML5 video?

I tried HTTP Ogg/Theora and works alright with Chrome but not with Firefox 7. VLC Configuration: For testing, I've been streaming the desktop using the following vlc command line configuration: vlc.exe screen:// :screen-fps=30 :screen-caching=100 …
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GStreamer rtp stream to vlc

I'm having some trouble figuring out how to create a simple rtp stream with gstreamer and display it on vlc. I've installed GStreamer 0.10.30 and VLC 1.1.3. My only requirement is to use MPEG4 or H.264 codecs. Right now, I can stream the GStreamer…
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android libvlc multiple surface problems

I would know if is possible to use two surface in same layout and view each at same time. In future I would a grid-view of video-view, but each video-view using vlc. I modify this sample (android-vlc-sample) using fragment. The result is that I see…
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VLC: How to convert from mp4 to webm

How can I convert from mp4 to webm using VLC, if possible? What codec should I choose? Do I need to recode the sound? I'm trying to put html5 video on a website with flash as fallback. As I understand it, it's the only format (webm) that Firefox…
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How to remove the right click menu in VLC Media Player?

I am adapting VLC to make a custom video player. I chose VLC because of its ability to play lots of formats, and because it allows me develop a custom skin for it very easily. But I also want to restrict user access to the file system, for which I…
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How to playback MKV video in web browser?

I am trying to make a MKV video with a MPEG4 video codec and AC3 audio codec available to be played online using Mozilla or Chrome. I have tried multiple methods including native HTML5, which plays back the video but no audio and from what I've read…
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Streaming mp4 with vlc to html browser

I have problems streaming my webcam picture (without sound) to a html page. I'm using the latest (v2.0.2 vlc for windows) for streaming, here's the command line: "c:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe" -I dummy dshow:// --dshow-vdev="Logitech…
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Save continuous RTSP stream to 5-10 minute long mp4 files

How can I keep the flow (protocol rtsp, codec h264) in file (container mp4)? That is, on inputting an endless stream (with CCTV camera), and the output files in mp4 format size of 5-10 minutes of recording time. OS: debian, ubuntu Software: vlc,…
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Open video stream on VLC Player through the browser

Is it possible to add a type of link on a webpage that will open up VLC Player and start playing a stream video? Like this one: Alternatively, is it possible to embed VLC Player in the browser?
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Playing YUV on VLC Player

When playing a raw video (.yuv) file on VLC Player. How can I tell VLC the width, height and frame-rate of the video?
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Using Gstreamer to serve RTSP stream, working example sought

We are trying to get Gstreamer working on a DM368 Leopardboard*, we've successfully persuaded it to create a test video (videotestsrc), encode it, and dump it into a file. The pipe that worked is: gst-launch -v videotestsrc num-buffers=100 ! queue !…
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VLC Scripting with Lua: Jump to a specific time in a file?

This seems like it should be simple, but I'm coming up empty handed here. I'm trying to make a simple VLC script that checks if the "random" button is on, and if so when it jumps to a random file, instead of starting at time=0, it starts at a random…
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RTSP stream and OpenCV (Python)

I have an IP camera streaming on Linux through rtsp protocol and h264 linux driver. I am able to see the video in VLC with the following address and port: rtsp://192.168.1.2:8080/out.h264 However if I try to get the same video for OpenCV processing…
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